Metro & state: U-M hockey still No. 12/11 in national polls

12 in the USCHO.com poll and held its spot at No. 11 in the USA TODAY/USA Hockey Magazine survey. The Wolverines (7-2-2) beat Dartmouth in the opening game of a weekend series and tied the second game. (U-M won the exhibition shoot-out, but the game is officially a tie.) Michigan Tech (9-4-1) moved from No. 19 to No. 17 in the USCHO.com poll after sweeping Alaska. Providence is No. 1 in both polls.

College football: Central Michigan defensive back Kavon Frazier was named Mid-American Conference special-teams player of the week. Frazier, a senior from Grand Rapids, made a key play when he blocked a punt in the Chippewas' 35-28 win over Eastern Michigan. CMU scored on the ensuing possession and locked up a share of the MAC West Division title with the win. ... Western Michigan wide receiver Corey Davis was named MAC offensive player of the week. Davis had six receptions for 139 yards and two touchdowns in the Broncos' 35-30 win over Toledo.

Prep football: Ann Arbor Skyline linebacker Daelin Hayes, one of the top-ranked recruits in the state, tweeted Monday that he will announce his college choice at 12:30 p.m. Dec. 10. Notre Dame, Ohio State and Michigan State are considered his top choices.

Men's basketball: Ferris State's Jared Stolicker was named Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference North Division player of the week. Stolicker averaged 16 points and 11 rebounds in wins over Cedarville (Ohio) and Wisconsin-Parkside.

Women's soccer: Western Michigan's Nate Norman was named Great Lakes Region coach of the year by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. Norman led the Broncos to the Mid-American Conference championship.

Volleyball: Michigan State will play Arkansas State in the first round of the NCAA tournament Friday at Seattle. The Spartans (18-13) earned an at-large bid to the tournament. Arkansas State (28-1) won the Sun Belt regular-season and conference tournament titles.

Obituary: Madonna sports information director Patrick Moore died of a heart attack Sunday at 36, according to the school's website. Moore graduated from Madonna in 2003 and was hired as the school's sports information director in 2007. The Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference named him its sports information director of the year in 2010-11.